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IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Raises Mid-Band Concerns

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society told the FCC it should protect the 6425‒6525 and 6875‒7125 MHz bands, in reply comments in the mid-band spectrum proceeding. The two bands “are used extensively by the broadcast industry in the USA,” the group…

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said in a filing in docket 17-183. “While some well-engineered sharing may be possible in these bands, IEEE-BTS believes that these bands should not be designated for unlicensed use at this time. The Commission’s own records clearly demonstrate that the use of database or dynamic frequency selection (DFS) techniques to prevent interference to incumbent services has been ineffective.”